{"id":"971dadce-9e54-40c5-b17f-baf92b6532d2","url":"https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/20/japan/north-korea-missiles-september-20/","domain":"japantimes.co.jp","outlet":{"name":"The Japan Times","country":"JP","cred":4,"lean":0,"curated":true},"title":"North Korea fires off second apparent ballistic missile","plainHeadline":"North Korea fired a second missile Sunday after an initial short-range launch.","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["North Korea launched a second missile on Sunday evening, per Japan’s Defense Ministry.","The second missile reportedly landed about four minutes after detection.","It is believed to have splashed down outside Japan's exclusive economic zone.","Earlier on Sunday, North Korea launched a single short-range missile from its east coast.","The first missile travelled roughly 440 kilometers northeast and entered waters outside Japan's EEZ."],"topics":["Politics","Cybersecurity"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-20T09:15:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-20T10:15:40.933Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/a0bcc88f-276c-4200-9d42-17cddf2755e2","storyId":"a0bcc88f-276c-4200-9d42-17cddf2755e2","image":"https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2026/09/20/564119.jpg","author":"Jesse Johnson","dek":"North Korea fired off a second missile on Sunday evening, hours after it launched an apparent short-range ballistic weapon, Tokyo said."}